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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (18455)	4/26/2002 4:45:30 AM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi Mq, >>it is not incredible that the Yen is okay and the Nikkei is up and Japan has not collapsed. << evidently so, if we look at the screens. But I dont think it is because of the resilience, hard-working manners etc etc of the Japanese population. They're just a pawn (non-consuming on top of that) on some chessboard. As long as the LDP are in the saddle (Q: is this a cause, or just a symptom? A: what's the difference), the said patterns will have exogenous causes. dj

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (18455)	4/26/2002 5:20:17 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<<So, no, it is not incredible that the Japanese Yen is not softening, the Nikkei has zoomed up and the great financial calamity of 2001 has not befallen the Japanese creditors and banks or currency holders.>> Ummmm, excuse me but that depends on your defenition of calamity.... as a tech holder I can see where this chart may not bother as much as some others, but for some it's probably a good enough word: finance.yahoo.com CAUTION: further yen strenth combined with repatriation of assets to Japan may cause parabolic disease in chart 1 resulting in CD's coming out with "coin jingling" on them for therapeutic use in the home and for sleeping aids. <<It does not surprise me that Argentina has collapsed. It will not surprise me if there is mass mayhem in the Moslem world which bases their values on medieval superstition, alpha male testosterone-fueled chimpoid dominance hierarchies and violence. >> Don't kid yourself... there was plenty of alpha male testosterone-fueled chimpoid dominance hierarchies going corperate America in the late 90's! LOL, next comes the violence as things continue to unwind.... stay tuned. DAK

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (18455)	4/27/2002 6:44:49 AM
From: mcg404	Respond to of 74559

<<but real wealth is not gold, CDMA, land or buildings. Real wealth is the state of mind of the possessors of wealth. Perceived but unreal wealth [for example the irrational exuberance of Amazon.com and the even more irrational AnyIPO.com] heads for hell. But even with back to the wall, raptors around and wounds and darkness, the wealth of the ethical, energetic, creative, co-operative, intelligent and determined is not to be bet against too casually because their wealth is their state of mind. >> Sounds like the rationalization of someone who has lost their a$$. Or at least a painful portion of it. (Of course you are correct - i sit here and nod knowingly remembering how much, and many times, i have paid to learn the same lesson.)